Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1887-12-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent,
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 10, 1887
News to us.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 10, 1887.
Congress, although in session two weeks,
= - ,e, accomplished very little work
Tor the reason thu, Speaker Carlisle,
&C.. Pr" the unusual pressure b-oughi to
49, = 'on him for choice comnitiee places,
zen nblgcd 10 defer the appointment oi
hi- committees until after the holiday recess,
W.. Ia will lie from Dec. ODD uli Jan s,h.
The only really i'm 2ortant committee thus far
organized is that on elections. which, for
re ssons personal TO himself Mr. Carlisle re-
Guested the House to app;int-one Of is
duties being 10 decide the issue between
Carlisle and Thobe. Apparently there is no
good cause for a contest, still as one has been
instituted by the misguided labor refirmer, So
called, it mus, he disposed Of according TO the
forms Of law. There can he little donbt of
the validity of the Ken,ucky's s'a,esmans
claim to his seat,
1t is already evident that much Of the time
Of Congress during the present session will
he uselessIy consumed in the discussion of
purely political questions: but on the eve Of
what is destined to be one Of the most ex-
citing and closely contested Presidential cam.
psigns in the couniry's history, this is, per-
haps, unavoidable. The first political TRADE
of the session was delivered, without the
sligh,rs, provocation, in the House by the
Republican leader, Mr.. Reed. Of Maine,
being rather feeble and haiulent arraing.
vent of The Democracy on the tariff question.
Howover, Few ringing sentences irom
Messrs Cox and Hatch sutFced to pffrctually
silence the batteries Of the burly Boanerges
Of the Republican party.
In the Senate that notorious champion OF
fraud and vote>s'ealer, "Bill' Chandler, has
on indictment, against four SOW
ereign Sta,es-Sou,h Carolina Florida, Mis-
sissippi and Louisana--proposing to regulate
their Congressional C. y, through the
medium Of Federal in:erve. ION. Chambers
i'ica Of regulating elections was exe,nplfisd
by The Republican rape Of the elec,ora. votes
Of three same States in The canvass Of 1876 !
II. ami "Bill' realizes that the support OF
these commentaries is necessary for Re- |
publican srccess next year. But Chandler
will e., nothing but little cheap political !
capital out Of his partisan resolution. /
Probably the Senate bill that will exci.e !
he most interest and discussion is that OF /
Senator CuIlom, providing tor the United
states os,al Telegraph. appropriaring four
million dollars for that purpose and desig>
Mating number of the principal cities Of the |
country to be connected by the proposed
ines: the bill also provides for the appoi,'- |
men, and regulation of the employees OF the !
Postal Telegraph. Til, measure, like the |
Blair Educational bill, is a long and ssnifi- ,
ant step in the direction OF paternal governs
nent. and in direct conflict with the spirit I
,nd tendencies OF orr republican system. !
This being the case, | do no: believe the !
Democrats can consistently ,uppor, either .
m .a.ure. But If both bills should pass there |
IRE 4, God reasons for believing tina, the Pre- :
ien,iaI veto would be interposed
During the early days Of the session, while
here l. lille bnsness to demand their at,
en,;on. many Of the gay and festive, Con-
FRESHMEN, who have doubtless forgotten
t-ir marital vows. are yielding their devo
ion to the charms OF the gidhy fair ones OF
lac Capital. In the Patent Office few days
,,nce a salacious scandal came To leh,-the
being a Congressman from Ken
ucky and petite blonde beauty o. the office.
A model aranhant discovered Them in
?osi,;on-hence the public
expose. N. far clerk is a pro;ege Of her
ldmirrr he big secured her a place las,
n inter. =. ny investigation Of The case,
he bewi,chins blond is suspended hon du'y.